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Ep. 86 – Pacific Ocean Crossing Pt. 1
We finally start the 24 day Pacific Ocean Crossing, sailing from the Galapagos waters and heading towards the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia. We do some offshore fishing, catch some Mahi Mahi and Yellowfin Tuna! We have some bilge water that just ca...
Ep. 85 – Passage Prep and Leaving Galapagos
We prepare the boat for the upcoming 24 day sail, change the oil, fuel water separator and tighten the turnbuckle on the spreaders. Alan goes on a solo hike to try and see the marine iguanas actually swimming. The crew have one last feast onshore and get c...
Ep. 83 – Galapagos Tortoises and Van Tour of San Cristobal
With our final crew member for the Pacific passage, Leslie, arriving. The band was all together and we ventured out on a self led bus tour across the island of San Cristobal to see the sights. ($100 USD total) We headed up first to the highest point of the...
Ep. 82 – Galapagos Interpretation Center
Don works with Carpenters in San Cristobal to get a temporary fix for the helm seat that he accidentally knocked off during the passage. We check out the San Cristobal Interpretation Center to learn all about the rich history of the Galapagos Islands! We c...
Ep. 81 – Arrival into the Galapagos Islands (San Cristobal)
After a long and somewhat eventful 9 days at sea, we arrived in the Galapagos and check in. We needed to apply weeks beforehand and use an agent. They brought everybody and their mother aboard to check us in searching the boat for certain foods, expired me...
Minute Mac & Cheese Reviews – U.S.A. (Essential Everyday Brand)
We started to move onto US brands of booked Mac & Cheese we've been finding abroad. First up, Essential Everyday! If you enjoyed this video and want to see more, consider becoming our Patron. Your funds help keep the ⛵boat ⛵ afloat and help us pur...
Ep. 80 – Passage to Galapagos
We finally leave Panama enroute to Galapagos! It was a 9-day sail where we saw dolphins, turtles, sharks and lots of birds before finally arriving in San Cristobal. The birds ended up bending our wind vane and followed us the entire trip. We experienced 4-...
Ep. 79 – Preparing to leave Panama
Finally, we pulled the trigger and left Panama not knowing if we'd be able to get west with COVID border closures constantly changing. We picked up 2 new crew, Don from Canada and Nicolas from Mexico. Nicolas changed his mind at the last minute, but none t...
Minute Mac & Cheese Reviews – Canada (Daiya Brand (Vegan))
I saw a vegan Mac and cheese in the supermarket and had to see what it was all about. Product of Canada. If you enjoyed this video and want to see more, consider becoming our Patron. Your funds help keep the ⛵boat ⛵ afloat and help us purchase more eq...
Ep. 78 – Historic Sites Around Panama & More Stuff Breaks
While waiting to move onto the Galapagos, we visit some cool historical sites around Panama including the Camino Las Cruces, French & American Cemetery, and French Monument to their canal attempt. We tackle fixing our water maker, and friends stop by f...
Ep. 77 – Stuck in Panama (Life around Panama & New Wind Generator)
With French Polynesia being closed for boaters due to COVID-19, we start to tackle a few tasks to keep busy. We don't want to sail to the Galapagos until we know FP is open. We bought a Nature Power wind generator back in the states, and have a long proces...
Ep. 76 – Palacio de las Garzas I Panama Presidential Palace
We take a personal tour of the Presidential Palace in Panama, called the Palacio de las Garzas (Herons' Palace) with our friend and fellow West Point Graduate Mario! We finally get our new Spinnaker sail! We checkout the views from Gamboa. As we wait on ...
Ep. 75 – Crossing the Canal Again? And More Things Break!
After we crossed the Panama Canal. We said goodbye to Diana and headed back to Illinois and Florida respectively to visit family, get doctors check ups, and order a few parts for the boat. Alan took a side trip down to Guatemala to visit a friend working ...
Nature Power Marine Grade 400 Watt Wind Generator Installation & Review
We needed to make power during night sails, so we looked for quality and affordable wind generators. We decided on Nature Power after a friend's recommendation, and tackled trying to install with little knowledge on electrical stuff. The controller ended u...